AN R.S.S.I.L.A. badge, No. 29, inscribed "9654,--Simes, Sydney," has been found by W. Becker, [?] Lochmaree St. ...
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Smith's Weekly (Sydney, NSW : 1919 - 1950), Sat 4 Jul 1931, Page 14
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